The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-17
THE FUNERAL
Of the Hanged Anarchists, Spies,
Parsons, Engel and Fischer.
Thousands OF sIen and Women In Line,
Each OF Whom Wore the Rod Ribbon Of
Socialism.

CnIt AGO, Nov. l3.-Sixty thousand men |
and women marched through the streets
to-day in the train of five fower-laden |
hearses, bearing the remains OF Spies, En-
gle, Fischer and Parsons, the executed An
arcLsts, and of Lingg who cheated the
gallows by suicide. The procession was
the most remarkable ever seen in Chi
cago. Men wore Grape on their
hats and buried the rod symbol
of Socialism on their breasts. They
were quiet and subdued, following out the
plans arranged under the directions OF tho
police department with humble submls-
sion. The women, who were ont in fully
as great force as tho men, wore their
colors Haunting in full view, and whatever
hatred OF law or condemnation OF IT for the
execution OF the Anarchists was heard
came from the women, who bore them.
selves with defiance. The remains
were buried from the homes
OF the families, all OF whom 1.-Two
in The vicinity Of Milwaukee avenue, on
the West side, At l2 O'Clock the process
sion started from the homo Of the mother
| OF August Spies, headed by few police
and mounted representatives OF the Cen
| trail Labor Union. The hearse bearing
| Spies remains was buried under beautiful
| floral offerings. 1t was in charge of The Au-
| rora Turn Nerein Nina aHLandt occupied
| a seat in tho carriage Of Mrs. Spies. The
most rabid Of all Anarchists, while they
| considered tile others martyrs, deifed the
desperate Lingg, and about his mutilated,
self-siaincd body they clung, to vent their
| silent rage against the laws and society.
| When the funeral procession. with its tive
henrses, reached tho South Side and turned
on Fifth avenue, twenty-five thousand peo-
pie crowded that thoroughfare and the in
isrsecting streets to see the sympathizers
| of the dead disciples Of Anarchy go by.
An old veteran wearing the badge OF
the &. A. r., joined in at the head of the
parade and hoisting small American
ling dedod any man TO pullitdown. A po-
liccman interfered, and told the man to
lower the flag, but the crowds on the side
| walk joined issues with the old veteran,
who bore aloft the only banner that fiat
tered in the procession, the Stars aud
Stripes Tho police had inter
dicted the carrying OF any trades
union flags or emblcms indicative
of any political belief, but the
men who were in the ranks made agreat
| display of red ribbons. In lieu OF banners
and flags, floral ombloms we're carried on
high. All societies belonging to the Cen
trail Labor Union, the head center OF social
ism, were represented by large delegations,
but wore no distinguishing badges except
the red ribbon with black Grape. Chief OF
Police Ebersold had the whole police force
on reserve duty. The procession
reached tho depot and started
for Waldheim Cemetery ut 2;45
p IN. Forty coaches were loaded down
with friends and comrades of the dead to
their last resting place, twelve miles from
Chicago The FIVE Anarchists was Inferred
together in plat of ground provided by
the Aurora Turn Verein, after orations in
German by Robert Reitzel, OF Detroit
and Albert Curtin, of St Louis, and IL
English by Captain w p. Black, their late
council, and 4. J. Morgan, Chicago So
| cialiSt.